PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dynamic, multidisciplinary designer with an eye for innovation; specializing in print collateral, brand identity design, social media, photographic rendering and manipulation and typography. I enjoy pushing the envelope to master additional techniques and extract every nuance of a brand’s personality in each project, remaining involved from conceptualization to completion.

March of Dimes 
Associate Design Director
04/20 – Present 

  • Manages design staff including freelancers, ensuring that design implementation is on strategy so that materials achieve desired objectives, effectively reach target audiences, enhancing the organization’s identity.
  • Carry out design vision for all materials.
  • Leads coordination with web team to assure March of Dimes properties align with brand standards.

March of Dimes
Senior Designer
03/16 – 04/20

  • Conceptualizes and execute design solutions to meet strategic goals and while consistently maintaining brand identity throughout all materials.
  • Create compelling designs with a focus on usability and accessibility, ensuring the task is
    always on brand. (Print ads, annual reports, invitations, billboards, flyers, brochures, logos, website design and landing pages, applications, social media, memes and email templates)
  • Skilled in photo retouch, color correction and file organization.
  • Coordinate multiple projects and aspects of projects simultaneously to assist in department workflow, prioritizing each piece based on level of importance.
  • Maintain open communication with entire team, and focuses on completing specific tasks
    on-time and on budget.

Evangelical Community Hospital: Lewisburg, PA – 08/13 – 04/16
Graphic Designer

  • Responsible for layout, design and print coordination of hospital publications and updates and limits the use of hospital logos. Develops new logos and designs advertisements/banners for the hospital’s website when needed
  • Develops and coordinates design concepts and reviews materials for direct mail, advertising, digital media and various other forms of promotional materials and conferring with creative/copy team members and/or outside vendors
  • Tracks, proofs and catalogs design files for all assigned projects. Attends press checks when required. Catalogs photography for use and re-use.Includes reviewing newspaper/magazine advertisements in publications, to ensure ads run correctly and according to schedule. Works within advertising budgets
  • Provides art direction for photo shoots and assists with commercial taping and production on an as needed basis

Antonio Brown: 11/11 – 01/16
Graphic Designer

  • Crafted a suite of brand identity concepts for NFL athlete Antonio Brown, extracting every nuance of the brand’s personality; including its function, ethos, and target audience
  • Responsible for design and material selection for all merchandise in Mr.Brown’s clothing collection; regularly collaborating with Mr. Brown to review and incorporate feedback from his consumers
  • Designed online skins for social media platforms, capturing the brand’s personality through aesthetic visual style

Hoottle: Lynbrook, NY – 08/10 – 06/11
Freelance Designer

  • Responsible for design, site structure and worked on various website skins ranging from initial beta phases of website to completion of website’s final draft
  • Created marketing ideas and strategies to advertise and entice future users
  • Implemented a well structured design interface for an easy to navigate user experience
  • Collaborated with various designers to complete daily tasks required for website functionality

Story Worldwide: Norwalk, CT – 06/09
Intern

  • Created many concepts of website skins and styles based on a certain look and feel based on the clients requests
  • Worked with client to execute coupons based on campaign of products distributed
  • Helped with file research with the use of proper stock photography and sound files appropriate to particular client websites

American Iron Magazine: Stamford, CT – 02/09 – 05/09
Intern

  • Used appropriately applied typography, layout, and visual vocabulary to clearly convey brand message
  • Produced eye catching advertisements while managing tight deadlines
  • Assisted in organization of files and preparing images for magazine
OTHER EXPERIENCE

Geisinger Health System: Danville, PA – 01/13 – 08/13
Associate System Analyst

  • Examines and tests Epic software to help assist with implementation of the inpatient pharmacies in new and current hospitals within the health system
  • Analyzes documents, files, reports, and other application-related workflows
  • Provides input into project plans and assists with the design of new or improved systems
  • Reports project progress and activity to Information Technology management while maintaining communication with team members, end users and supervisors

Best Buy: Selinsgrove, PA – 10/11 – 01/13
Computer/Tablet Consultant

Ivy League Day Camp: Smithtown, NY – 05/10 – 09/10
Adventure Specialist

Global Food Imports: New Rochelle, NY – 05/05 – 12/08
Freelance Designer